Deceived and deprived
The per capita income of Bangladesh, I think is between US$ 600 and 700, yet in many ways the people have to pay more for goods and services than a country whose per capita income is above US$ 40,000. I really fail to understand why this is so. Is the government responsible for this? To some extent yes.
In the United States all kinds of food items meaning everything that a man has to eat in order to survive is duty free, whereas in Bangladesh it is not. It may also be noted that most of the things are imported from China, which is very close to Bangladesh in comparison to the United States. Yet the consumable items are expensive in Bangladesh, only because of the taxation policy of the government.
It is the moral responsibility of the United States government to ensure that no one goes hungry there, I am not sure what policy does the Bangladesh government follows.
Then again the goods and services that the people receive in exchange of money are spurious.
Thus it can fairly be concluded that the people at large are deceived and deprived, for which the government is largely responsible.
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